The Pacific
This battle directly caused the US to enter WWII
Pearl Harbor
This battle was a turning point in the war in Europe
D-Day, Operation Overlord, Normandy Invasion
Japanese Americans were placed in what kind of camps during WWII?
Internment Camps
This speech made by FDR articulated a vision of a world in which all people had freedom of speech and religion, freedom from want and fear.
Four Freedoms speech
This weapon was used at Nagasaki and Hiroshima to end the war in the Pacific
Atomic Bomb
This battle marked a turning point in the war in the pacific
Midway
This operation involved securing a road that would cut through Holland/Belgium, allowing the Allies to win the war by Christmas
Operation MARKET GARDEN
This symbol represented woman taking on blue collar jobs during the war
Rosie the Riveter
Describe the Lend-Lease Act
Allied countries could borrow weapons and military vehicles and pay later
What are two reasons the US wanted to drop the bomb?
Display their military power, end the war in the pacific, see what it does
This battle took place 350 miles off the coast of Japan
Okinawa
This battle took place protecting a village that was encircled by German soldiers that wanted to use the village roads.
Battle of the Bulge
These code talkers became essential for the US to relay important messages during the war
Navajo Code Talkers
What happened in Korematsu v U.S. ?
Supreme court upheld japanese internmentI, National security is more important that individual liberty during war
Survivors of the bomb suffered what two things?
Radiation poisoning, birth defects, defeat, loss of their homes
This island battle can be remembered by placing an enormous American flag on top of its mountain.
Iwo Jima
This response was said by the American Commander in charge of holding Bastogne when asked to surrender by the German Commander
“Nuts!”
These racial riots occurred in LA due to a clash between military personnel and Hispanic Americans over what fashion?
Zoot Suit
These acts were aimed at preventing the US from getting involved in another European war.
Neutrality Acts
This scientist was the man behind the creation of the Atomic Bomb
J. Robert Oppenheimer
This ______ made the Japanese feel threatened by the Americans
Oil Embargo
This American General was in charge of the Allied Forces on D-Day, later becoming President of the United States
Dwight D Eisenhower
This all-black air force unit was named after a town in Alabama where they trained, before fighting bravely in WWII
Tuskagee Airmen
This program encouraged immigrants from Mexico to work as guests during WWI
Bracero Program
Who was the next country to have an atomic bomb after the US?
Soviet Union